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Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne

Known as: Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, X-Linked, x-linked muscular dystrophy, Pseudohypertrophic Childhood Muscular Dystrophy 
An X-linked recessive muscle disease caused by an inability to synthesize DYSTROPHIN, which is involved with maintaining the integrity of the… Expand
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Becker Muscular DystrophyCardiomyopathy, DilatedCongestive heart failureConnective and Soft Tissue
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Duchenne and Becker Muscular DystrophyMuscular Dystrophy

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Review
2019
Review
2019
Is Muscular Fitness Associated with Future Health Benefits in Children and Adolescents? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies
BackgroundNo previous systematic review has quantitatively examined the association between muscular fitness during childhood and… Expand
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
In vivo genome editing improves muscle function in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Editing can help build stronger muscles Much of the controversy surrounding the gene-editing technology called CRISPR/Cas9… Expand
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Quantity and quality of exercise for developing and maintaining cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, and neuromotor fitness in apparently healthy…
The purpose of this Position Stand is to provide guidance to professionals who counsel and prescribe individualized exercise to… Expand
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Exon skipping and dystrophin restoration in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy after systemic phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer treatment: an open-label, phase 2, dose-escalation study
Summary Background We report clinical safety and biochemical efficacy from a dose-ranging study of intravenously administered AVI… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Mutations in the gene encoding lamin A/C cause autosomal dominant Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is characterized by early contractures of elbows and Achilles tendons, slowly… Expand
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
The mdx mouse diaphragm reproduces the degenerative changes of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
ALTHOUGH murine X-linked muscular dystrophy (mdx) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are genetically homologous and both… Expand
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
The molecular basis of muscular dystrophy in the mdx mouse: a point mutation.
The mdx mouse is an X-linked myopathic mutant, an animal model for human Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In both mouse and man the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Deletion screening of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy locus via multiplex DNA amplification.
The application of recombinant DNA technology to prenatal diagnosis of many recessively inherited X-linked diseases is… Expand
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Dystrophin: The protein product of the duchenne muscular dystrophy locus
The protein product of the human Duchenne muscular dystrophy locus (DMD) and its mouse homolog (mDMD) have been identified by… Expand
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Complete cloning of the duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) cDNA and preliminary genomic organization of the DMD gene in normal and affected individuals
The 14 kb human Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) cDNA corresponding to a complete representation of the fetal skeletal muscle… Expand
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